Lincoln was started in August 1915, by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac. General Motors had purchased Cadillac in 1909, and Leland continued to work for Cadillac until 1917. Two years later, Lincoln, named after Abraham Lincoln, was born.
First Car
Initially Lincoln was a manufacturer of aircraft engines, but soon moved to cars. The first Lincoln car was the L-series released in 1920. After hav... more